Students selected for 2019 Northwest Iowa Bandmasters 7th/8th Grade Honor Bands

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2019 NWIBA 7th/8th Grade Honor Band Festival.  These students will rehearse with other students from Northwest Iowa and perform a final concert on Saturday, November 9th at 6:00 pm in Storm Lake, Iowa.

East Middle School

Director: Angela Kroska
Isabelle Barrett, Euphonium, 7th Grade
Delilah Thompson, French Horn, 7th Grade

North Middle School

Director: Amy Ortmann
Matthew Hawkinson, Trombone, 8th Grade
Kailynn Thiele, Clarinet, 8th Grade
Allen Qasim, Bass Clarinet, 7th Grade

 West Middle School

Director: Katelyn Birch
Melanie Ayala Garcia, Trumpet, 8th Grade
Melanie also selected for All-Iowa 8th Grade Honor Band
to be held in Des Moines in May 2020
Taylor Regier, Flute, 7th Grade

Students from Sioux City Community Schools selected for OPUS Honor Choirs 2019

Congratulations to the following students and their directors 
from Sioux City Community Schools
for being selected to participate in the 

2019 Opus Honor Choir Festival. 

- East Middle -
Director Mrs. Abby Leusink-Sheppard 
Mackenzie Crawford - 7/8th Treble Honor Choir

Maura Munson - 7/8th Treble Honor Choir

Delilah Thompson - 7/8th Treble Honor Choir 

- East High -
Director Ms. Nikki Yablonski
Nizsha Flory - 9th Mixed Honor Choir
 

-North Middle - 
Director Mr. Chris Miller
Jaide Riessen - 7/8th Treble Honor Choir

Over 2,600 students auditioned for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of a recorded audition. The 2019 OPUS Honor Choirs will perform at 4:00 p.m. November 21st in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames. The Opus Honor Choir Festival is made possible by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc.